A voice rose from behind Madam Zhou’s carriage, and before Madam Zhou could react, she saw three men emerge from behind her own carriage. One of them directly grabbed the collar of her coachman and lifted him up.
Then he threw him heavily to the side and stepped on him.
Although the coachman was young, he couldn’t withstand such a blow to the chest, and having already been thrown about, he directly fainted.
Madam Zhou was scared by this scene and shrank back energetically, pushing the two maidservants beside her to the front.
"Do you know who I am? I am the relative of the Prefectural Governor, if you dare to offend me, I will make sure you regret it!"
Even though she spoke with threats, she was dead scared, shivering as she talked.
But she had to say what needed to be said; her visit here was solely to identify Lin Changfeng’s face and point him out to the thugs she had bribed, she dared not bring too many people with her.
Now, the person most likely to lead them to escape had been stomped unconscious, and looking around, where were the shadows of those thugs? They had long since vanished.
At this moment, she hoped her words would scare off the three men who looked like ruffians and allow her to quickly leave this dreadful place.
But the reality was...
How could it be so easy?
Upon hearing Madam Zhou’s words, the three men sneered disdainfully and their mouths curled into a contemptuous smirk.
The leader glanced back, sizing up the carriage of the three ladies and sneered even more scornfully, spitting out a mouthful of saliva before slapping Madam Zhou across the face with his hand.
Madam Zhou, unable to hold herself steady, fell backward and hit her forehead against the side of the carriage, seeing stars from the pain, grimacing with pain.
"Madam, madam are you alright?" The two maids hurried to steady Madam Zhou, and seeing the blood on her forehead and the corner of her mouth, were nearly scared out of their wits.
Usually, the Zhou family was a prominent figure in Qianlin County, where was there someone who dared to commit such an outrage against Madam Zhou, such a blatant disregard?
But, unfortunately, this was Yejun, far from Qianlin County.
The local ruffians here didn’t know who Madam Zhou was; seeing someone they didn’t recognize, they naturally wanted to take advantage of the situation.
"Don’t come any closer... our madam is the wife of the Zhou family, truly related to the Prefectural Governor. You... be careful or else the Governor will chop off your heads."
One of the maids mustered up the courage and said to the three men.
Who knew that all they got in return was a snort of derision, and the passersby, witnessing the scene, didn’t dare get involved for fear of bringing trouble upon themselves, leading to no one daring to lend a hand.
Moreover, with one person already lying on the ground, setting an example for them, who would dare come forward to court death?
The leader among the three looked at Madam Zhou and then at the carriage behind them.
"Riding in such a shabby carriage, dressed like a country bumpkin, and claiming to be related to the Governor. Do you have no shame? Your faces must have been gnawed by dogs. You really are despicable."
Upon hearing his words, Madam Zhou’s eyes turned blood-red, and she glared at the man furiously.